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Chelsea are currently top of the division on goal difference from Liverpool, and victory against Arsenal would put them 13 points clear of their opponents and effectively end their title ambitions for another season.

"It is a must-win game for us,'' said Scolari. "What I said to my players one month ago is that we need to arrive between November 15 and until the last day in December in a very good situation, with all players in good fitness.

Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole could miss Sunday's crunch London derby against Arsenal at Stamford Bridge.

Cole suffered an ankle injury in the Champions League draw with Bordeaux on Wednesday night.

Juliano Belletti (ankle), Michael Essien (knee), Ricardo Carvalho (knee) and Franco di Santo (hamstring) are all out.

Defender Alex has recovered from his groin strain and is included in the squad but striker Didier Drogba misses out through suspension.

"We want to get back into it and the only way to get back into it is to win the game on Sunday,'' admitted manager Arsene Wenger.

"I believe seeing the other teams play, we know we can beat them and that is the only way to get back into it.''

Arsenal expect to have Samir Nasri (knee), Emmanuel Adebayor and Bacary Sagna (both ankle) available.

However, midfielder Abou Diaby (abdominal strain) misses out along with Kolo Toure (calf), Theo Walcott (shoulder) and Emmanuel Eboue (knee).

Striker Eduardo is closing in on a return from his broken leg, but Tomas Rosicky (knee) remains sidelined until the new year.

Its very clear that we will see and end to end game from both teams as i can read.